Fantasy Kit Friday – Tottenham and Hummel in a parallel universe

Tomorrow, December 1, sees the publication of The Spurs Shirt, a comprehensive history of Tottenham Hotspur’s kits, told through matchworn shirts.

It’s written by Simon Shakeshaft, Daren Burney and Neville Evans and, to mark the occasion, we asked Shakey to come up with a Spurs-themed FKF.

Given that the six-year period in which the club wore Hummel is so fondly remembered – see here for a close examination of Spurs’ kits – he decided to riff on that and come up with alternatives from the Danish (originally German) company.

While the 1985-87 home is regarded as one of Spurs’ best, despite the white shorts, Shakey felt it was worth trying another classic Hummel design. He is firm in his view that the classic Lilywhite Spurs look is hard to beat, but it would be a shame not to employ the style used by Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and later adopted by Aston Villa, Coventry City and Southampton.